as long as their isn't a massive quality gap, 4-4-1-1 is pretty easy to beat, with 3w-5-2 V/3w-1-4-2.

If your uncomfortable using with using your 4* ML and MR, then i'd go 4-1-3n-2. normal/through the middle/own half/mixed/hard/zonal - no counter/no offsides or defensive/through the middle/own half/mixed or long/hard/zonal - force counters/no offsides.